The Republican journal., 1887-09-15
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The a!thorof" Baby Mine. Archibald Johns
ton. is dead.
Mr.. Charles Dickens, son Of The novelist, will
make his iiFst appearance i'll Boston NOV. /.
The srcenl>acl, party OF iowa gave up the
ghost al their Convention in iics Mones.
'Ino losses of the Nevada Bank by The dis
astrons wheat deal are now placed at $40
| coo.
Ex-senator Sargent left an estate of less
| then $4,000, one-haif to his wife and onc-half
to lis three children.
Robert 7. Lincoln says that under no ci>
cumstanccs would he accept the uonil;tion to
| the Vice Presidency.
Prof. J. Brown Goode, Assistant Director
| Of the National Museum has been appointed
| Commissioner OF Fisheries.
Ex-senator Ferry of Michigan. who failed in
| 1882 for 81 .0p0, has since worked hard and
paid oil 81 ,2OO,G00 of his debts.
| United States Consul Brigham complains to
| the State Department that he has been assault
cd by Mexican Judge III P;,so del Nortc.
Governor Hill was defeated by President
Cleveland at the meeting Of the New York
Democratic state Committee at Saratoga.
Howell, the English 'cyc. rider, has been
tclcgraphcd to come over to this country to race
| with Rowe Of Lynn for the worlds champion
ship
| Nineteen suits have been brought against the
| Toledo, Peoria and Western hallway for total
of Sl21 900. growing out of the Chatsworth
disaster.
State Department officials declare that no
| agreement has yet been reached between Great
Britain and the Unitc,! States on the fishery
| question.
MI. Joseph Chamberlain has consented to act
a> principal High Commissioner for Great
| Britain i'll the North American Fisheries Con-
vcnion.
| L. ID. Sears has won for three successive
| times the trophy OF the National Lawn Tennis
tournancn-an elegant punch bowl-and it is
now his property.
The Pope has received home contributions
amounting to S50,UDO and foreign amounting to
| SJO.o0o To be devoted to paving the expenses
of his jubilee mass.
The eviction Of three tenants at l;eIi,erts-
| town, Ireland. was resisted with hot water.
| stones and ether missiles, but the tenants We're
| finally turned out.
Henry Hard is reported 10 be again in
terested in the Oregon TraEscon,inental Com
panv. y foreign syndicate will pay the debts of
| the Oregon company.
|
| fused an offer of $4,000 for his collection of
| butterflies. which is sait. to he the largest and
most varied in existence.
| 1t is announced that Mr. PowdcrIy will 90 to
| Ireland after the Minneapolis knights of Labor
| Assembly and take an active part iii the Ma
| tionaliSt movement there.
| The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
| has sold the plant and business of the Balt-
more \ Ohio Express to the United States
Express Company fol 50 years.
Wi@-ins sticks his head out Of the front door
| Of oblivion long enough TO predict Il terrific
storm on September 10. Great is the line
storm, and Virgins is its prophet.
q. W. Wilkins, the extensive lumber dealer
| and boat builder OF kittanning. Pa, who recently
ma,c an ASST 5nmcnt, has fled to Canada. His
liabilities are Sl00,000. lie has $4,000 cash
| with him.
| EN-Sccretary Manning is understood to have
some grievance against the President, hut lie is
said to he collnseing his New York friends to
accept Mr.. Cleyeland's denomination as in
| Cvtabic.
President Cleveland and wife will be the
guests of Mayor Francis when they visit st.
| Louis. Mrs. Cleveland and her mother have
each an eighth interest in property valued at
| $500 900 in Omaha
| The New Hampshire Commits SionerS appoint
ed to ascertain and establish the boundary line
between that State and Massachusetts have
made report to Governor Sawyer of the W ork
done by the surveyors.
| Hereafter passengers on European steamers
will not be permitted to be taken off by friends
| in other boats in the lower harbor. The privi-
lege has been abused in New York, and the rule
now applies to all ports.
| The Pennsylvania Democratic State Conven-
ton at Allentown adopted a compromise on the
tariff question. l. Rose Thompson of Erie,
was nominated for Supreme Judge and B. J.
| McGrann. OF Lancaster, for State Treasurer.
Rev. Mr.. poane. an American missionary
for many years in Ponape, the chief island Of
| the Caroline group, makes charges of arbitrary
unjust and very injurious treatment by the
| Spanish Governor, who arrived there last
| March.
Mr.. Robert r. Lincoln has decided the Lin
coin homestead at Springfield, H., to the State
| The house contains valuable collection of
relies of the martyrcd President. This was col
lected by Mr.. O. II. Oldroyd. Mr. Odroyd will
be custodian of the property and at his death
| the collection will also go to the State.